The TOPSIS Analysis on Regional Disparity of Economic Development in Zhejiang Province

Xiajing Dai, Junjie ZHANG

Abstract

This paper is aimed to evaluate the regional disparity of economic development in Zhejiang Province. According the principals of the criteria and the practical situation of the 11 cities, this paper makes the analysis by TOPSIS method through ten indicators, with the data from 2007 to 2009. This evaluation shows that there exists regional disparity of economic development among the 11 cities. Further, this paper investigates the reasons behind the disparity and discusses those cities’ roles in the whole province.Key words: Regional Disparity; Economic Development; TOPSIS